Java plum

noun

Any member of the species Syzygium cumini, native to south Asia, southeast Asia, and Malesia, widely introduced.

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Malabar plumjambolanblack plumjamunjamanjambulIndian blackberry
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Meanings

nounJava plum (countable and uncountable, plural Java plums)

plural Java plums

  1. Certain fruit-bearing tropical trees:
    1. countableuncountableAny member of the species Syzygium cumini, native to south Asia, southeast Asia, and Malesia, widely introduced.

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      Synonyms: Malabar plum, jambolan, black plum, Malabar plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, Indian blackberry

    2. countableuncountableA hog plum or yellow mombin (Spondias mombin), of the tropical Americas.
  2. countableuncountableFruit of such trees.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Syzygium cumini, native to south Asia, southeast Asia, and Malesia, widely introduced.

Similar
Malabar plumjambolanblack plumMalabar plumjamunjamanjambulIndian blackberry
Also see
jambul
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APA

Java plum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Java%20plum

MLA

“Java plum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Java%20plum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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